James Bond - Live And Let Die - Tarot Cards Limited Edition Prop Replica

THE ORIGINAL PROPSLive And Let Die is the only James Bond film to feature a supernatural theme and was also the first major motion picture to feature tarot card reading as a central plot device. The producers were keen to avoid any of the typical occult stereotypes that were frequently seen in films of the period that featured tarot. So Scottish artist Fergus Hall was commissioned to paint unique art as the centerpieces for Solitaire? s iconic cards. A traditional tarot card deck contains 78 cards, however the compressed tight deadlines of film production meant that only 27 different paintings, therefore only 27 different prop cards, could be completed in time.

A licensed deck of 78 Tarot Cards was made available in stores when Live And Let Die premiered in theaters. This same deck was later re-branded as? The Tarot of the Witches? and remains popular with tarot practitioners and enthusiasts to this day. However, both these decks feature significantly revised and edited artwork th